There doesn’t appear to be a ‘proper’ film/movie thread where general film/movie chit-chat occurs, just the occasional little one. Thought it could have the same treatment as the ‘OFFICIAL Music Thread’ & have a thread of it’s own.

Any aspiring film buffs out there? Any movie nerds shuffling about?

New films. Trips to the cinema. Any films coming up on t’box we should check it out. Favourites. Stinkers. Yadda yadda yadda.

Film Studies and Screen Practice BA Hons.
Unemployed so writing (awful) short film scripts almost constantly.
Just finished one called ‘Literally, Richard’. Nothing to do with football though.

Favourite film, Shaun Of The Dead.

Can’t afford to go to the cinema but really want to see 127 Hours. Danny Boyle is king.

Have you heard about Attack The Block? I only found out about it today, it’s Joe Cornish’s (of Adam & Joe) director debut & is about a teen gang in South London defending their block from an Alien Invasion. It’s been described as a cross between La Haine, Aliens & Assault On Precinct 13.

Sound’s very much like a contender for the ‘next Shaun Of The Dead’. Nick Frost is also in it I believe…

Film Studies and Screen Practice BA Hons.
Unemployed so writing (awful) short film scripts almost constantly.
Just finished one called ‘Literally, Richard’. Nothing to do with football though.

Favourite film, Shaun Of The Dead.

Can’t afford to go to the cinema but really want to see 127 Hours. Danny Boyle is king.

Have you heard about Attack The Block? I only found out about it today, it’s Joe Cornish’s (of Adam & Joe) director debut & is about a teen gang in South London defending their block from an Alien Invasion. It’s been described as a cross between La Haine, Aliens & Assault On Precinct 13.

Sound’s very much like a contender for the ‘next Shaun Of The Dead’. Nick Frost is also in it I believe…

I heard of this and it sounds fucking awesome. Let’s hope the execution matches up to the concept.

Really want to see 127 Hours. I lived with 4 film students at Uni who all studied Cinematography. In 2nd year, two of them actually shot a short film about Aron Ralston (the guy 127 Hours is about). Will have to find out if they’ve got in on YouTube or something, it was really fucking good. I helped make the rock that trapped him.

I just had a cinema orgy of films at the weekend, including, 127 Hours, The Kings Speech, Tron : Legacy, Love And Other Drugs and Burlesque. The last two really show the joys of reviewing films for a living PAH, 127 Hours is brilliant, from the way it’s shot down to every last detail.

It’s always nice when really great films come out like this because it takes away the pain of having to sit through that Yogi Bear trailer or the dross i have to watch like Burlesque and Love And Other Drugs

Just about to launch (if that’s not grand a word) my film blog, wherein I watch and review every single film that is on at my local multiplex for a whole year. More to come on that.

Firstly, does this also mean that you will have to watch Fred:The Movie?! Please say it’s true… Kermode’s review (or rant) on it was priceless. Mayo actually left the room…

I’ve been really, really slack with new films this year. Have only barely ventured to the cinema at all so can’t really comment on this years films too much…

An ex-housemate of mine is banging the D.O.P of Four Lions. I refuse to watch the film ‘cos for about 6 months it was all she used to speak about… she’s soured it.

No, thank fuck, cos it came out last year. See also: Gulliver’s Travels, Love and Other Drugs, Little Fockers. Close shaves all.

I know what you mean re. Four Lions. As a youngster I was a fan of the band Gomez, until it turned out that an irritating lass in my halls of residence had had a post gig knee-trembler with one of them. She wouldn’t shut up about it for literally years after the event (Richard); I still can’t listen to Whippin’ Piccadilly to this day. Not a great loss, but annoying all the same.

Just about to launch (if that’s not grand a word) my film blog, wherein I watch and review every single film that is on at my local multiplex for a whole year. More to come on that.

Firstly, does this also mean that you will have to watch Fred:The Movie?! Please say it’s true… Kermode’s review (or rant) on it was priceless. Mayo actually left the room…

I’ve been really, really slack with new films this year. Have only barely ventured to the cinema at all so can’t really comment on this years films too much…

An ex-housemate of mine is banging the D.O.P of Four Lions. I refuse to watch the film ‘cos for about 6 months it was all she used to speak about… she’s soured it.

No, thank fuck, cos it came out last year. See also: Gulliver’s Travels, Love and Other Drugs, Little Fockers. Close shaves all.

I know what you mean re. Four Lions. As a youngster I was a fan of the band Gomez, until it turned out that an irritating lass in my halls of residence had had a post gig knee-trembler with one of them. She wouldn’t shut up about it for literally years after the event (Richard); I still can’t listen to Whippin’ Piccadilly to this day. Not a great loss, but annoying all the same.

Ah mate, this one girl has ruined a few films & bands for me. She was a proper groupie as a kid, & still is now, but in the film world. Blood Brothers were honestly my favourite band before I knew/lived with her. I was listening to them in my room one day. She bounds in demanding I turn it off as listening to it upsets her as she & the drummer had a ‘thing’.

I told her to fuck off, but it actually made me really self aware about listening to it in the future… Haven’t listened to them in years. In fact I might give them a listen now…

Just about to launch (if that’s not grand a word) my film blog, wherein I watch and review every single film that is on at my local multiplex for a whole year. More to come on that.

Firstly, does this also mean that you will have to watch Fred:The Movie?! Please say it’s true… Kermode’s review (or rant) on it was priceless. Mayo actually left the room…

I’ve been really, really slack with new films this year. Have only barely ventured to the cinema at all so can’t really comment on this years films too much…

An ex-housemate of mine is banging the D.O.P of Four Lions. I refuse to watch the film ‘cos for about 6 months it was all she used to speak about… she’s soured it.

No, thank fuck, cos it came out last year. See also: Gulliver’s Travels, Love and Other Drugs, Little Fockers. Close shaves all.

I know what you mean re. Four Lions. As a youngster I was a fan of the band Gomez, until it turned out that an irritating lass in my halls of residence had had a post gig knee-trembler with one of them. She wouldn’t shut up about it for literally years after the event (Richard); I still can’t listen to Whippin’ Piccadilly to this day. Not a great loss, but annoying all the same.

Ah mate, this one girl has ruined a few films & bands for me. She was a proper groupie as a kid, & still is now, but in the film world. Blood Brothers were honestly my favourite band before I knew/lived with her. I was listening to them in my room one day. She bounds in demanding I turn it off as listening to it upsets her as she & the drummer had a ‘thing’.

I told her to fuck off, but it actually made me really self aware about listening to it in the future… Haven’t listened to them in years. In fact I might give them a listen now…

Of my favourite 2010 films not mentioned, I will say that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and I Love You Phillip Morris were both bloody fantastic.

I have never seen gay sex look so awesome/enticing.

I was a bit disappointed by Scott Pilgrim, TBH. Maybe I’d just set my expectations too high, but it seemed a bit all over the place. Not bad by any means, just not as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz. Oh, and that Michael Cera is starting to get right up my bugle old son.

Dragging down the tone though, Mary Elizabeth Winstead I could look at all day. Third fittest female performance of the year, after Kelly Brook in Pranha 3D and Kristen Stewart in The Runaways.

Of my favourite 2010 films not mentioned, I will say that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and I Love You Phillip Morris were both bloody fantastic.

I have never seen gay sex look so awesome/enticing.

I was a bit disappointed by Scott Pilgrim, TBH. Maybe I’d just set my expectations too high, but it seemed a bit all over the place. Not bad by any means, just not as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz. Oh, and that Michael Cera is starting to get right up my bugle old son.

Dragging down the tone though, Mary Elizabeth Winstead I could look at all day. Third fittest female performance of the year, after Kelly Brook in Pranha 3D and Kristen Stewart in The Runaways.

A mate of mine saw The Runaways just so that he could “see how Dakota Fanning is coming along”.

Of my favourite 2010 films not mentioned, I will say that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and I Love You Phillip Morris were both bloody fantastic.

I have never seen gay sex look so awesome/enticing.

I was a bit disappointed by Scott Pilgrim, TBH. Maybe I’d just set my expectations too high, but it seemed a bit all over the place. Not bad by any means, just not as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz. Oh, and that Michael Cera is starting to get right up my bugle old son.

I managed to see it at a preview so I didn’t really know too much about it or what to expect so I loved it, very original and unique, and constantly funny. I’m a big Cera lover too so that helped (well, for the most part…. Youth In Revolt not included).

I saw Scott Pilgrim & thought it was throughly disappointing too. It seemed as if it was made for people with the attention span of about 0.2 seconds & just seemed very ‘throwaway’. There was so much going on & packed in, but the actual plot & story seemed tedious & slow.

Shame ‘cos I really like Edgar Wright. Spaced is an all time favourite of mine.

I saw Scott Pilgrim & thought it was throughly disappointing too. It seemed as if it was made for people with the attention span of about 0.2 seconds & just seemed very ‘throwaway’.

That was one of the points I think. Well, in that it reflects the characters, as opposed to it being done aimed at the viewer. I guess it wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea.

Here’s Edgar Wright talking about….

I first heard of Scott Pilgrim in 2004 when Bryan Lee O’Malley’s recently released first volume was pressed into my hands. Given that my previous work has strived to mix up the mundane with the insane, I was hooked immediately. I loved Bryan’s use of manga and video-game iconography to depict the emotions of these young characters.

Adapting these books was a gift as they are not only funny, charming and relatable, but have increasingly crazy diversions into the fantastical. To be able to do romance, comedy, action and fantasy in the feature was an intriguing challenge.

The best way to describe the world of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is that it’s a normal world of a normal young man filtered through his overactive imagination. Bryan Lee O’Malley describes Scot as the hero of the movie in his own head. My goal is to make that very movie.

The emotions and the interactions throughout the film are infused with the mass media that this generation has grown up with; not just in music, film and animation, but in over 30 years of video games. Our characters’ life experience is completely governed by the ridiculous amount of time they’ve spent with their Nintendo consoles. For twentysomething characters in the film, the incidental music for Zelda is as resonant as nursery rhymes.

In the world of Scott Pilgrim, minor disagreements are resolved in mortal combat. Our hero is thrown into a world of pain when he dates the girl of his dreams. The mysterious Ramona Flowers has something of a hex on her where her seven evil exes challenge her new boyfriend to a series of duels to the death. Many people have jumped through many hoops to pursue someone unobtainable. Scott must literally fight for his new relationship if he wants it to survive.

The increasingly crazy events of the film are the result of wild exaggeration. When teens of twentysomethings describe the events of a night out they are usually blown out of all proportion. My take on the fights in the film is that they are hugely amplified versions of the events. Someone might gossip about the ‘huge fight’ that broke out the night before. And here we see the huge version of the fight.

The fight sequences in Scott Pilgrim almost play out like big production numbers. In our film, people break out into fights the same way they explode into a dance number in a musical. When emotion is too great to convey in mere words, characters in a musical will sing out. In Scott Pilgrim, they throw down.

In the absence of a snappy phrase that can fully emcompass the overload of eye and ear candy that comprises the actions, I will instead leave you with a promise: “You will believe Michael Cera can fly.”

The film is set in a world of first apartments, crappy bands, thrift stores and coffee shops that we all know and love. It covers young love, loud music and big emotions. We see the world through a cast of young people who have a lot to give and a lot to learn. Oh, and people totally explode into coins.

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